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Japanese help sought with water management

Thailand has sought Japanese support for four water management projects, with Tokyo showing particular interest in flood prevention initiatives for the Chao Phraya River basin and Hat Yai.

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Flood fears vex Hat Yai

Warnings of monsoon rains have heightened fears of renewed flooding among Hat Yai residents, many of whom are still struggling to recover from last year's disaster amid delays in government assistance and concerns over unequal access to aid.

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Minister defends Hat Yai aid record

Claims that the government failed to support flood-hit Hat Yai are false, says Deputy Transport Minister Sanphet Bunyamanee.

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Songkhla flood plan gets nod from govt

The government has approved a flood preparedness plan for Songkhla province, including fast-tracked funding to repair damaged infrastructure and restore the southern commercial hub of Hat Yai within 100 days after devastating floods late last year.

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Tourism firms call for more security in South

Tourism operators in the South have urged the government to strengthen security measures after Malaysian tourists were injured in a roadside bomb attack in Tak Bai, although the incident has affected only a limited number of tour groups travelling to Hat Yai this weekend.

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Phiphat to meet Songkhla businesses over Hat Yai flood concerns

Deputy Prime Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has scheduled travel to Songkhla on Friday to meet local business leaders and discuss measures to prevent a repeat of the devastating floods that struck Hat Yai late last year, as concerns mount ahead of the coming rainy season.

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Hat Yai on edge over floodwall

SONGKHLA: Residents along a major canal draining storm water from Hat Yai city are again living on the edge, with last year's damaged floodwall still unrepaired ahead of the return of the annual wet season in the South.

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Canal walls unrepaired, Songkhla residents fear fresh flooding

SONGKHLA - Residents along a major canal draining storm water from Hat Yai city are again living on the edge, with last year's damaged floodwall still unrepaired ahead of the return of the annual wet season in the South.

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Hat Yai school gunman captured

Police have arrested a gunman who seriously wounded a school director and injured two students before taking hostages in Hat Yai district of Songkhla on Wednesday afternoon.

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Heavy Flooding Brought PWC Rescuers To This City, But Then Folks Started Shooting

300-year flooding has been ravaging some parts of Thailand and Southeast Asia, but not everyone has been thrilled about the PWC rescuers coming in from out of town.

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Death toll of Hat Yai flood victims disputed

Rescue workers in Hat Yai district say the number of flood-related deaths is higher than official Public Health Ministry reports.

Bangkok Post

Authorities probe price-gouging on Bangkok-Hat Yai flights amid flood crisis

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has launched an investigation into allegations that airlines cancelled passengers’ bookings and resold the same seats at significantly higher prices on the Bangkok-Hat Yai route as southern provinces battle severe flooding.

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Footage shows rescue boat sinking amid Thailand’s fatal floods

Footage shows a rescue boat sinking in Songkhla while Southern Thailand faces fatal flooding, with at least 145 dead and Hat Yai’s main hospital badly hit.

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Shots fired at volunteer's jet ski in flooded Hat Yai

Gunshots were fired at a volunteer riding a jet ski to assist flood victims in Hat Yai on Tuesday night, with many other riders also reporting shouts of hostility and bottles thrown at them.

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Dozens dead as ‘once in 300 years’ storm batters Thailand with heavy rains and flooding

Major commercial city near Malaysian border records 335mm rainfall in single day

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Hat Yai zone submerged 'for weeks'

Hat Yai continues to face severe flooding, with experts warning that the city

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Singaporean held for flight bomb threat

Authorities have arrested a man holding a Singaporean passport following a bomb threat called in against an AirAsia flight departing from Bangkok to Hat Yai.

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'Quiet' bus passenger had died

A passenger on an overnight bus from Bangkok to Hat Yai was shocked to discover the silent passenger in the next seat was dead.

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Belgian held after hotel room break-ins

A 26-year-old Belgian man has been arrested on charges of stealing cash and valuables from the hotel rooms of three Malaysian tourists in Hat Yai.

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'Foreigners only' casinos suggested

The government has been asked to open the first-ever entertainment-casino complex on Thai soil in Hat Yai to boost tourism, with only foreigners allowed to enter at first.

Bangkok Post

Man accidentally shoots himself while dancing in pub

About a hundred pub-goers ran for their lives out of a pub in Hat Yai early on Sunday after a gun carried by a customer accidentally went off, sending a bullet into his leg.

Bangkok Post

Dems plot South's rise above hubbub

The Democrat Party on Saturday tried to woo voters in Songkhla's Hat Yai district by promising to turn the district into a southern transport and financial hub.

Bangkok Post

Dems see Hat Yai as next Hong Kong

The Democrat Party wants to woo investors by dusting off its plan to transform the commercial district of Hat Yai in Songkhla into an economic powerhouse.

Bangkok Post

2 'Jae Fang' syndicate crew nabbed for illegal fuel

Two suspects from a crime syndicate known for smuggling fuel from Malaysia to resell it in the South were arrested in Hat Yai, according to the Royal Thai Police's (RTP) Fuel Crime Suppression Centre.

Bangkok Post

Democrats pitch 4 projects for South

The Democrat Party will push for the development of four mega-projects to boost the economy in the southern region if it forms the next government.

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